21
JAN 2017 -- EAA THAI FLYING TRIP TO CAMBODIA
-- Mike has informed us that members of the dynamic
EAA THAI are organizing a Flying Trip
from U-Taphao to Sihanoukville, Cambodia early next year. This is one of the
most exciting events that we have seen in years. There has been practically
zero General Aviation activity in Cambodia since the activities and training
of the Cambodia Flying Club
ceased about 10 years ago due to politics in Cambodia. General Aviation has
become too expensive (up to us$2,000 just to fly in and out in fees alone).
This trip could completely change that. All Air Fees and Landing Fees have
been waived, so we can fly in and support the event in Sihanoukville. So
far, 15 Aircraft have confirmed they will join the trip. Experimental
aircraft are joining, and it is very likely that Ultralight Aircraft will
join as well.Here’s what we know right now:
1. The date will be on/around the 21st January 2017
2. The venue looks like being Sihanouk, about 100 miles past Koh Chang, on
the coast. Lat/Long of field: 10 34 30n, 103 38 04e.
3. We’re being invited by the National Motorsport Association of Cambodia.
The purpose of our visit will be to add spice to their “Speed Festival”.
4. The trip will probably last about 4 days.
5. We have been assured that no charges will be made upon us for visas,
parking, landing fees, air navigation charges, etc.
6. It’s likely we’ll need to pay our own food, hotels and fuel costs.
7. They should have fuel available.
8. We'll clear Customs/Immigration at U-Tapao.What you need to do now
If you’re interested in joining this trip, please email me stating:
a) Registration of aircraft
b) If you have a Certified or Experimental - I’m pretty sure Ultralights
won’t be able to attend.
c) Check your insurance is valid in Cambodia
d) Check all your paperwork will be current in January
e) Give the name of the registered aircraft owner, as it’s written on the
5-year permit.
f) Give the name of the Pilots and Passengers for the trip.
For more information --
eaa@thaiflyingclub.com

28 NOV 2016 --
CANCELLED PRECISION FLYING EVENT
-- The 2016 P.F.E. Blogsite is up at
http://pfe2016efc.blogspot.com/ and
the event has been postponed due to the very sad passing of his Magesty the
King. We're still making some final touches to the scoring-arithmetic but
most of the information in there is correct. NEW DATES 18 FEB 2017.
More info -- Email Mike

02-03 DEC 2016 --
CANCELLED CHIANG KHAM FLY IN
-- Sorry, this event has been cancelled due to the very sad passing away of
his Magesty the King. Admiral Tanakrit will advise us if the event is to be
rescheduled. This is the fantastic Children's Day
Fly-In to the North. If you have never been up here, then you have no idea
how special it is. Last year, we had over 6,000 spectators and delicious
Northern Thai cuisine and everybody stayed all day for airplane rides and
free fuel. It is a beautiful airstrip up in
Chiang Kham with a very interesting
history. If you want to join --
info@thaiflyingclub.com

03-11 DEC 2016 -- FERNANDO WINTER
TOUR
-- Join TFC member Fernando on a Winter Tour of Thailand. He likes to fly up
North and all the great places in Thailand at a very relaxed pace over the
Thai Holiday. If you have any questions about Navigation Apps for your iPad,
you can ask him, because he has all of them. Email TFC if you want to join
the Winter Tour --
info@thaiflyinclub.com Winter tour is finalized!! Find below
itinerary, as you see the total is going to be 7 nights. This legs are
calculated in my DA42 cruise speed. You will have to calculate it for your
airplanes. There are until now 4 airplanes participating -- HS NUT / HS OXY
(WILL JOIN 2 DAY IN VTUU) / HS BON / HS MAR
From-To-Heading-Totals-Leg
VTBT 3/12 VTUL10°M256nm20.2g1h33m256nm20.2g1h33m
VTUL 4/12 VTUU126°M480nm37.8g2h55m224nm17.6g1h21m
VTUU 5/12 VTUW354°M609nm48.0g3h41m129nm10.1g0h47m
VTUW 6/12 VTPP263°M861nm67.9g5h13m253nm19.9g1h32m
VTPP 7/12 VTCH319°M1,062nm83.7g6h26m200nm15.8g1h13m
VTCH 8/12 VTCS183°M1,129nm88.9g6h51m67nm5.3g0h24m
VTCS 9/12 VTCL86°M1,219nm96.0g7h23m90nm7.1g0h33m
VTCL 10/12 VTBT165°M1,532nm121g9h17m314nm24.7g1h54m
LIST OF HOTELS -- LOEI HOTEL MUANMANEE 690THB // UBON HOTEL SUNEE GRAND 1200
THB // NAKKORN PHANOM THE RIVER HOTEL 990 THB // PITHSANULOK HOTEL TOP LAND
800THB // ME SARIANG HOTEL WOOD HOUSE 900 THB // MAE HON SON HOTEL IMPERIAL
TARA 2000THB // LAMPANG HOTEL VILLA RASSADA 790 THB //
SEE YOU IN VTUL ¡!
HAPPY FLIGHT

15
OCT 2016 -- HISTORIC C47 FLIGHT MADE IT "OVER THE HUMP" TO KUNMING, CHINA
-- The C47 had an engine failure 1hr 30min out of Bali. The left engine
started to smoke, then vibration, then fire. The crew diverted to Surabaya,
Indonesia and made a successful emergency landing. Thank you to the support
of many TFC members, Thai Aviators, and enthusiasts all over the world, a replacement engine
was purchased and installed in 9 days by a crew of 6 mostly 70 year old crew
in Surabaya. We departed Surabaya and received a warm welcome in Seletar by
the historic Republic of Singapore Flying Club. We had to change a magneto
there and Jet Aviation was a magnificent host. We arrived in U-Tahpao on the
saddest day was the beloved Thai Monarch passed away on that day. The
following day, we refueled in Chiangmai and proceeded to Mandalay, Myanmar.
Myanmar Aviation was spectacular in coordinating clearances with Thailand
and Myanmar. We had the warmest reception in Mandalay arranged by the
American Embassy in the Jefferson Center and the greatest surprise of all
was the 4 drums of fuel that were brought by the Burmese Air Force to top
our tanks for the flight over the hump. Many people had pulled together to
make this possible. On the morning of 15 October, we took off and climbed
East towards China and a string of Himalayan mountains called "The Hump." 15
minutes out of Kunming, we lost the right engine. We declared "Pan Pan Pan"
and explained that we had an "engine failure." The ATC was not sure what Pan
Pan Pan was and asked if our engine was on fire. We requested priority
landing, and they asked us if we had the ground in sight. The amazing thing
is that then the Captains of several Chinese aircraft in the air, started to
call the ATC and explain in Chinese what we were trying to say in English.
We were given a clearance to land direct on Runway 22, and we had made it
"Over the Hump." The aircraft was repositioned finally on 18 Nov to Guilin,
and it will be
on permanent display at the Flying Tiger Museum in Guilin, China. 600 allied
aircraft were lost on this hazardous journey during WWII to supply the
Flying Tigers inside of China, and after 2 engine failures and incredible
obstacles, we can now confirm that this was no easy task today, let alone
back then. TFC
instructor Kruu Jira has over 6,000 hours on DC-3s in Thailand, and he was
on standby with Turbosan to fly down to meet the C47 during its stop at U-Taphao to
refuel. However, we arrived on the day of the very sad passing of His
Majesty the King, and we were all very sad. Details of the journey can be followed on --
www.flyingthehump.com

19-20 NOV 2016 -- INTERNATIONAL AIRRACE1
ARRIVES AT AT U-TAPHAO
-- Air Race coming to U-Taphao. This was a tremendous success. Special
thanks to RASAT that organized a tent with a plethora of historic Thai
aircraft. Lots of shops in the Expo and terrific R/C Helicopter flying
demonstrations. This was the first airrace in Thailand, and we hope there
will be more, perhaps better organization allowing Thai GA aircraft to fly
in, and also better scheduling, so we do not have to wait 3 hours in the
heat before the next 8 minute race. Thank you to TAT and sponsor Chang for
one of the most exciting air
events we have ever seen in the Kingdom with aircraft racing neck and
neck at breakneck pace in live competition with speeds up to 450 knots -- www.airrace1.com --
View the action here --
https://youtu.be/bxnJHE_0Aio

JUN 2016 -- YASOTHORN'S "LEONG NOK
THA AIRPORT MAYBE OPEN AGAIN
-- Khun Gik has shared great news with us. He is opening a flying school in
the retired old airstrip and is currently fixing up all sorts of airplanes
to take to his flying school. His Flying Club will be called "FRIENDS FLYING
CLUB & TRAINING" and he has 2x C172, 2x Jabiru, 1x Sonex, 1x Quicksilver,
and a twin coming from CATC. He is using the A Team for his maintenance and
he will be offering UPL and PPL (60 hour) flying courses. For more
information --
LEONG NOK THA AIRPORT
-- Please confirm this airport is actually open before flying in.

11 SEP 2016 -- SINGAPORE FLYING CLUB
MANAGER LEE BUCK CHOON
-- Sunday, Pizza Night, 6pm at EAA EASTERN FLYING CLUB -- We welcomed the
Manager of the Republic of Singapore Flying Club who gave a very interesting
history and current affairs of the club in Singapore. Lee also enjoyed the
best pizza in Thailand. Thanks to Lee from Republic of Singapore Flying Club
and EAA Thailand for hosting the evening on flying in
Singapore --
www.eaathai.com

31
JUL 2016 -- NEW C150
WILL
JOIN TFC FLEET
-- The very good news is that TFC has accepted Turbo san's
beautiful C150 onto the club fleet. This aircraft will be for
cross-country use and for FAA IPC and BFR checks. FAA pilots all over Asia
will be able to come and fly our FAA CFI members to keep current with their
BFR and Instrument Currency according to FAA FAR "14 CFR §
61.57(d)—Instrument Proficiency Check." This also means that we can get our Thai
instructor training for his CFI in the USA to come and reopen the TFC
Groundschool and Flying School which have been closed for the past 2 years.
Turbo san bought this C150 in beautifully restored condition from Jeff Nash
in Udon. It has a working VOR and Garmin GPS for use as an ADF. There is a
beautiful intercom and radios are 100%. This plane will not be for training
touch and go's, but is perfect for cross-country. It will be 700 Baht more
expensive that the other C150 and all pilots must be prior approved by the
club and Turbo san. We expect the plane to be ready to fly in 3 months. The
idea was proposed on 10 Jun and accepted on 31 Jul by Captain Worawoot. Now
we will have the confirmation meeting with W, T, and T.

06 MAR 2016 -- KHO JAN AIRPORT OPEN
AGAIN
-- EAA Thailand organized a fly-in to visit Khun Yutana at his newly
refurbished Kho Jan Airstrip. Now the
airstrip is authorized for HS Aircraft to land. 4 Aircraft flew in on
Saturday to honor Khun Yutana and were welcomed with a delicious lunch.

03 FEB 2016 -- BANG PHRA AIRPORT OPEN AGAIN
-- Thai Flying Club is open again. Finally. Bang Phra has been closed for
almost a month while the club was sorting out the airport permit with the
CAAT (which used to be the DCA). So now everyone can come and fly again. Khun
Toon says that now TFC will apply for a 2 year operating permit like Khun
Alex has done for Pattaya Airpark.

SEP 2015 -- TFC "MINI MAPS" NOW AVAILABE
-- It is very difficult to find aviation maps in Thailand, so now at TFC
and EAA HQ we
have for sale the TFC MINI MAPS. These are A4 size or double A4 size laminated
maps to scale with all the current radio frequencies, airports, controlled
airspace and other information for you to easily navigate around the area. If you are interested in a TFC Mini Map,
you can find at the AERO SHOP in Bangkok or in the TFC club office
or at Eastern EAA HQ airport.

MOBILE
AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE -- THE "A TEAM"
-- For those of you in Thailand with aircraft that need maintenance, and
perhaps you do not have on the field, Khun Tui and his sons have formed the "A
TEAM." Specializing in Piston Aircraft, the "A Team" can help you. For years,
the A Team has kept the Damri Squadron on top form and worked on many types of
aircraft in the Kingdom. They can do all the documentation and maintenance work
at a very reasonable price -- MEET THE A TEAM

28 DEC 2015 -- TFC FLYING SCHOOL STATUS
-- Exactly one year and six months ago today, The TFC Office Staff decided not to buy a used
C150 (HS-LAX) to keep the flying school open. They decided to repair the 3
club aircraft, and mechanic Num was very confident about the TFC Fleet. He
said that on
NOV 2014
(after 5
months) the 3 aircraft would be back in the air. We are sure that the TFC
staff have been working hard, but it has now been over one and a half years, so how much
longer will this process take. The TFC Groundschool and flying school has
been closed for over one and a half years.
The DCA has inspected the aircraft and wrote out a squawk list of snags
that need to be addressed before the aircraft can fly. In June 2014, the
club had decided not to buy the C150 (HS-LAX) that would have been on the TFC fleet status in 3 months and available for flight training.
As soon as we hear some progress on the flight training, we will let you
know.

05 FEB 2105 -- EAA THAILAND RECEIVES
OFFICIAL EAA CHAPTER #1566
-- It is now official. EAA USA has recognized and awarded EAA THAILAND
as Chapter #1566 to represent EAA "Spirit of Aviation" in Thailand. The
Headquarters for EAA THAILAND is at Eastern Airport, so come visit and enjoy
the best breakfast or pizza at any airport in Thailand on every SUNDAY. Thank you
to all EAA Members in Thailand that supported and sponsored the founding of
EAA Chapter #1566 -- www.eaathai.com

SEP 2014 -- HI-TECH WEATHER REPORTING FOR SMALL AIRPORTS IN THAILAND
-- Enthusiastic aviator Ed has informed us that now NOK airfield and PHUKET
AIRPARK have live WEATHERLINK updates online and ready to view immediately.
We also hear that Jim is obtaining the same system to install at EASTERN
airfield. This is amazing technology and a great safety feature for General
Aviation in Thailand. You can click the link and see current WIND, RAIN,
TEMP information as well as other helpful information for flying, and it is
updated every 30 seconds 24 hours a day. Have a look and get as many other
airfields to set this system up too.
PHUKET AIRPARK --
http://www.weatherlink.com/user/phuketairpark/index.php?view=summary&headers=1NOK AIRPORT --
http://www.weatherlink.com/user/nokairfield/index.php?view=summary&headers=1

09 JUL 2014 --
FREQUENCY UPDATES 2014 -- TFC Legend
Worawoot was recently at U-Taphao and flew in to update us on the recent
developments in the air.
1. ONKARAK reporting point is not cancelled, because BAC has moved to Klong
15 and there is a lot of traffic there now.
2. There is a
new reporting point -- BANG LUK SUA
3. Click on the left is a map to see updated REPORTING POINTS.
4. If flying from VTBT to VTBD -- Route via Bang Pakong -- Bang Nam Pieow --
Lang Luk Ga -- Dct.
5. BAC training is East of Klong 15.
NEW KLONG 15 TOWER FREQ -- 131.0
-- 125.8 (helicopters below 500')
6. VTBT traffic, if any aircraft above 2,000', please contact U-Taphao 119.7
7. Skydiving squawk 2000 only. Please use other transponder codes.
8. Skydiving window up to FL 130 -- 11-12 local // 13-14 local // 15-16
local.

ACF-50 NOW
AT TFC -- The best way in the
world to protect your plane from corrosion in Thailand is to spray exposed
metal with ACF-50. We now have ACF-50 available in the club in spray bottles
for 1,500 Baht per bottle (ask Tui in the office or email
info@thaiflyingclub.com). Do
not ignore corrosion -- it will kill your airplane --
more info on ACF-50.

WANTED -- FAA IA MECHANIC
-- We need an FAA certified IA mechanic to do an annual inspection on a
Wilga 80 aircraft with Continental Engine. If you are visiting Thailand and
you want more information, let us know. There is also a
tremendous demand for any person or company that can repair aircraft
avionics in Thailand. There is not any company that can do this. If you know
of anyone, please let us know --
Email TFC

SAWADEE
KAP
Welcome to THAI FLYING CLUB. We are the first and the
oldest flying club in the
Kingdom of Thailand, and we are committed to the development and promotion
of General Aviation. Bang Phra Airport is the most challenging and exciting
airport to land in all of Thailand, because we are right next to a mountain.
Pilots who learn to land here can land anywhere. We are also the
representative to
IAOPA in
Thailand and Southeast Asia. If
you are interested in learning to fly, or if you would like to learn more
about sport flying during your visit to Thailand, then please contact us. Email
Thai Flying ClubHOW
TO FIND USThe Thai Flying Club
is located at Bang Phra Airfield (VTBT) about 3 Kilometers East of the small
village of Bang Phra. We are about a 90 minute drive Southeast of Bangkok or
a 45 minute drive North of Pattaya. If you are coming from
Bangkok, you can take a taxi to Sriracha (about 8 km North of Sriracha) to
the Bang Phra Golf Club. We are right near the Golf Club and they can direct
you. You can also come by Bus: Go to Ekkamai Skytrain Station. Walk to
Ekkamai Bus Station. There are buses leaving from Ekkamai Bus Station (in Bangkok)
every 30 minutes. Take the bus to SRIRACHA. Ask to get off in BANG PHRA
(about 8km North of Sriracha). Near the 7-Eleven shop, you will find many
Motorcycle Taxis or Tuk-Tuk Taxis. Ask them to take you to "Snambin
Bang Phra" (Bang Phra Airport). The airport is located on University
Campus "Kasetsart Bang Phra" near Bang Phra Golf Club. You enter the
University and turn right at the clock tower. Stay left, and you will come
to the runway. You will see the clubhouse across the runway. Use the
Googlemap because finding Thai Flying Club is not easy. Enjoy the adventure.
HOURS
OF OPERATIONThe Thai Flying Club is open five
days a week. Wednesday thru Sunday: 09:00-17:00 hrs. These hours are "local time" (Thailand local time is GMT +
7hours).
A detailed road map
shows directions how to find the club if you are traveling by road from
Bangkok or Pattaya. Bang Phra is about 8 Kilometers North of Sri Racha on
Sukhumvit Road. Please note that you can use Sukhumvit Road or the Motorway
to reach the club. There are several
Golf Courses near the club. The club can be opened Monday, Tuesday and
on Holidays for landing and departing aircraft (cost 500 Baht fee for Num -
Call 0894088198). CONVERSION RATE
The US$ to Thai Baht conversion rate is approximately US$ 1 = somewhere
around 30 Thai Baht.
Check current exchange rate for Thai Baht. We
accept credit card or cash payments or
wire
transfer. The club currently has approximately 700 members and 20
aircraft.
BANG PHRA
AIRFIELDIdentifier:
VTBTLocation: 13*14'N x 100*57.5'EElevation: 90 FeetRunway
heading: 05/23Runway length: 900 MetersRunway surface:
AsphaltTower Frequency: 122.3 MhzTelephone: 038-777348 and 081-9962957Pattern Altitude: 800' MSL with left hand circuit. This picture
is taken after departing from Runway 23.
(caution: high-tension electric wires run parallel to the railway
tracks; use VASI when landing Runway 05).AIRPORT
DIAGRAMThe Bang Phra airfield has a mountain on one end of the
runway and high-tension wires on the other (click
diagram to enlarge). The airfield is very safe once you have been
checked out by one of our instructors. Bang Phra is in a beautiful location
- surrounded by white beaches along the coast of the Gulf of Thailand,
several international standard golf courses, a fresh water reservoir with a
bird sanctuary, and several National Parks for viewing wildlife in Thailand.
There are
several hotels near the
flying club. MEMBERSHIPLife Member:
50,000 Baht initial + 2,000 Baht per year.
Annual Member: 10,000
Baht per year. You have full voting rights after one year as an Annual
Member. Annual Members can become Life Members on their sixth year of
membership if they 1. have been an Annual Member for 5 consecutive years, 2.
own a share in an aircraft, 3. are in good-standing, 4. pay the annual fee
and the life per annum fee on the sixth year (thereafter Life Member fees
are only 2,000 Baht per year). Please contact the Flying Club office if you
have any questions.
Form to join the Thai Flying Club.
Wiring money
to Thai Flying Club

OUR
AIRCRAFT FLEETThe Thai Flying Club has
several aircraft for hire. The approximate hourly dry charge (not including instructor) is listed after each
aircraft at the top of the webpage. These aircraft are owned by the club or by club members. The
availability of these aircraft depends on their maintenance schedules and
the owner's requirements. To determine the current flying status and
availability of these aircraft, please contact the
club. There is AVGAS available at the club for approximately 67 Baht per
liter.Email the club to reserve an aircraft
The Bushpilot ClubhouseTFC Articles
of Association

FLIGHT
TRAINING

GROUND
SCHOOL & FLIGHT
INSTRUCTIONThe Thai
Flying Club offers PPL (private pilot) flying courses with a
FREE GROUNDSCHOOL. To date, the club
has trained and certified many Thai and Foreign students. The club can
also help you apply to validate your foreign pilots license for flying in
Thailand. The flying course is 60 flight
hours and the
total cost of learning to fly is about
400,000 Baht. To obtain your Thai PPL, you must 1. Complete an aviation medical examination
(one day in Bangkok Hospital), 2. Join the club (10,000 Baht), 3. Submit an
application for SPL (200 Baht), 4. Study in the TFC FREE Groundschool (to
receive a letter from TFC), 5. Log 60 hours of flight time, and then you can
sit the DCA
written exams (given once every 3
months) and take a DCA checkride. The ground school in Bang Phra is
FREE for everyone, and you can join anytime you want. The DCA has to do a
background check on SPL applicants, so it can take 2-3 months to receive
your SPL. Start the process early and begin your groundschool studies, so
that your SPL will be ready when you are ready to fly.
CONGRATULATIONS to Thailand for this great improvement (it used to take 7
months for foreigners to obtain a SPL). Students can only begin
to log hours in their logbook after they have received their SPL. If you
think you want to learn to fly, then begin this process immediately, so that
you can start flying as soon as your SPL is ready. The club charges an hourly rental rate for the airplane (rates vary
with type of plane) and the club charges an hourly fee for instructors (see
plane and instructor rates). A prospective student may solo with consent of the
instructor (usually after 12-20 hours, depending on frequency of flying) after
he has his SPL. 30 minute "INTRODUCTION FLIGHT" -
3,000 Baht weekends.
Learn more about Ground School in Bang Phra

There are
many airstrips to explore all over Thailand. Below is a list of links to
different airstrips. Many of these airfields are within 1.5 hour flight time
from Bang Phra and are good fields for cross-country flights. Some of them
are STOL (short take off & landing) strips which require special aircraft
and techniques.

Always Check with DCA and
refer to Thai AIP to confirm Airport Status and Details.

PARKING &
MAINTENANCE

AIRCRAFT OWNERS
You can base your aircraft at Thai Flying Club for 5,000 Baht per month.
The club now also has an Experimental Aircraft Wing (for ultralights and
light experimental aircraft). These planes can be kept at the club for 3,000 Baht per month. If you have any
questions, please call or
Email
the Club.AIRCRAFT
MAINTENANCE
The Thai Flying Club has qualified aviation mechanics on hand at the club. All of the
maintenance activities at the club are supervised and adhere to the strict
aviation safety standards of the Thai Department of Civil Aviation.
Maintenance fees are approximately 600 Baht / hr.